7.4/10144 votesLoading...#1 - Bo Me Once
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/10/2011
While mediating a dispute between the star of the cooking show "Burnin' with Bo" and the company releasing his barbecue sauce, Kate discovers that Bo's assistant Beth is actually the brains behind the business -- and that Bo's holding her up for a bigger piece of the profits. But none of this matters when someone from Beth's past emerges to claim an even bigger piece for himself.
Director: Anton Cropper
Writer: N/A
7.4/10125 votesLoading...#2 - Believers
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/24/2011
The exasperated young inventor of a revolutionary new device, Marcus, threatens to jump to his death when John, his employer and the rights holder to Marcus' invention, asks Kate to mediate his firing. Kate must get Marcus off the ledge, recover the device, which he's stolen, and find a fair resolution for both the disenchanted employee and his former boss.
Director: Tricia Brock
Writer: Jim Adler
7.4/10120 votesLoading...#3 - Ultravinyl
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/10/2011
Paul Shelton, lead singer of the 1990s one-hit-wonder band, Ultravinyl, seeks Kate’s help to cash in on a lucrative offer for use of their song in a commercial. What seems like a slam dunk stalls when Paul’s former bandmates refuse to negotiate, and Paul reveals the real reason he needs Kate’s help.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Blair Singer
7.5/10214 votesLoading...#4 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/20/2011
After the sudden death of her father, San Francisco mediator Kate Reed must work with her stepmother, who’s the same age, to keep his firm alive by resolving a dispute between a clothing magnate and his son, who’s due to inherit the business, and hiding a dark personal secret which could ruin an innocent boy’s life.
Director: Bronwen Hughes
Writer: Michael Sardo
7.6/10154 votesLoading...#5 - Priceless
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/27/2011
Kate mediates a settlement between the State of California and Steve Jenks, a wrongfully convicted man who spent 22 years in prison. As Kate tries to put a price on the years he lost, Steve escapes into a prison of his own making, refusing to deal with the pain of his past -- until, when pushed, he explodes.
Director: Andy Wolk
Writer: Michael Sardo
7.6/10123 votesLoading...#6 - My Best Friend's Prenup
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/17/2011
Kate’s best friend Julie comes to Reed & Reed for a standard prenuptial agreement. But her father -- a Tae Kwan Do master -- has deep suspicions of his future son-in-law. Kate investigates, determined to prove him wrong -- but what she uncovers shocks everyone.
Director: Vincent Misiano
Writer: Ben Lee
7.7/10138 votesLoading...#7 - The Two Richards
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/17/2011
Kate mediates the settlement between an insurance company and a man who was hit by a truck, only to find the real conflict is between the man and his wife, who claims the husband she knew never came back from the accident.
Director: Paul Holahan
Writer: Jan Nash
7.7/10125 votesLoading...#8 - Coming Home
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/3/2011
A big client of Reed & Reed’s asks Kate to mediate a simple financial matter -- which quickly morphs into a case of identity theft before escalating to an immigration issue where Kate must defend a brave soldier against a rigid Homeland Security prosecutor.
Director: Steven DePaul
Writer: Jim Adler
7.7/10105 votesLoading...#9 - Force Majeure
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 6/8/2012
Justin puts his election in jeopardy when he introduces Kate to a Brazilian singer and activist. Elsewhere, Lauren falls for a businessman who may be hiding something
Director: Peter Markle
Writer: Peter Ocko
7.8/10145 votesLoading...#10 - Benched
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/3/2011
Kate’s nemesis Judge Nicastro assigns her to mediate a case between a high school football coach and the angry parents who claim his old school methods border on abuse. When the videotaped evidence doesn’t make sense to her, Kate unearths the real reason for the coach’s controversial actions.
Director: John F. Showalter
Writer: Aaron Tracy
7.8/1097 votesLoading...#11 - Shine a Light
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 4/6/2012
Kate mediates a dispute over a severance package for an employee fired from an aeronautics company. Lauren and Ben argue over how to handle a settlement offer.
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: N/A
7.9/10139 votesLoading...#12 - Satisfaction
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 3/16/2012
Kate returns to work and mediates a case between a corporation and former employee whose granddaughter claims he was exposed to harmful chemicals.
Director: Anton Cropper
Writer: Peter Ocko
7.9/10113 votesLoading...#13 - Bait and Switch
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/30/2012
Judge Nicastro forces Kate to take a case over an insurance dispute and suggests that Lauren begin dating.
Director: Ken Girotti
Writer: Joanna Johnson
7.9/10101 votesLoading...#14 - Gimme Shelter
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 4/13/2012
A landlord is unable to pay his mortgage because one of his tenants is a drug dealer, so Kate steps in to mediate the case.
Director: Peter Lauer
Writer: N/A
7.9/10102 votesLoading...#15 - Teenage Wasteland
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 4/27/2012
Justin and Ben argue over a plea bargain while Kate visits her old school.
Director: Tawnia McKiernan
Writer: N/A
7.9/1095 votesLoading...#17 - Borderline
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 6/1/2012
Kate and Ben settle a dispute in Lake Tahoe; Lauren helps Justin with an impossible case.
Director: Matthew Penn
Writer: Joanna Johnson
8.0/1098 votesLoading...#18 - Kiss Me, Kate
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 5/11/2012
Judge Nicastro enlists Kate and Ben to mediate a contract dispute. Lauren looks for a painting to hang in the lobby of the firm.
Director: Michael W. Watkins
Writer: Roger Wolfson
8.1/10103 votesLoading...#20 - What They Seem
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 4/20/2012
After Justin and the San Francisco Police Department are accused of police brutality, Kate and Ben are forced to represent the victim.
Director: Anton Cropper
Writer: N/A
8.2/10116 votesLoading...#21 - Bridges
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/24/2011
One day in the life of Kate: prevent an international incident at the Croatian Embassy and mediate between two litigious brothers before her nemesis, Judge Nicastro, throws her in jail -- all while bracing herself for the possibility of some major personal changes.
Director: Peter Markle
Writer: Michael Sardo, Jan Nash
8.2/10145 votesLoading...#22 - Ripple of Hope
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 5/4/2012
When Kate enlists Ben's help in turning a prison mediation into a personal crusade, both discover that their romantic feelings for each other are hard to avoid.
Director: Peter Markle
Writer: N/A
8.2/10125 votesLoading...#23 - Finale
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 6/15/2012
Kate digs deeper when a news station fires a lesbian couple for fraternizing in the workplace. Also, Kate must choose between Justin and Ben.
Director: Anton Cropper
Writer: Peter Ocko
The Worst Episodes of Fairly Legal
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Kate Reed is a firm believer that justice can always be found – even if it's not always in the courtroom. Once a lawyer at...
Genres:DramaComedy
Network:USA Network
Worst Episodes Summary
"Bo Me Once" is the worst rated episode of "Fairly Legal". It scored 7.4/10 based on 144 votes. Directed by Anton Cropper and written by N/A, it aired on 2/10/2011. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Believers".
